Senior Fire and Life Safety Engineer

Experience; Qatar; On-site; QAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Fire and Life Safety Engineer (Theme Park and Entertainment) to join our team in Qatar. You will supervise fire protection and life safety systems across complex hospitality, entertainment, and high-occupancy facilities, ensuring compliance with codes, Civil Defense requirements, and project contracts.

The role involves coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, reviewing technical submissions, and supporting handover activities to achieve occupancy certification and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Registration as PE/ Chartered Engineer preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of experience supervising fire protection and life safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction, testing, and commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems.
• Monitor contractor works for quality, safety, and schedule adherence.
• Review shop drawings, submittals, method statements, and RFIs for compliance.
• Coordinate interfaces with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICT, and ride systems.
• Assist with inspections, testing, and handover activities to ensure operational readiness.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Fire protection engineering

Life safety systems

Regulatory compliance

Technical reporting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Industry Academic Publishing & Editorial Management

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Fire and Life Safety Engineer (Theme Park and Entertainment) to join our team in Qatar! In this role, you will be part of the Construction Supervision Consultant team and support the delivery of a landmark luxury hospitality and entertainment development featuring immersive entertainment experiences, world-class hospitality, premium retail, and diverse leisure attractions. You will supervise the installation, testing, commissioning, certification, and handover of fire protection and life safety systems across complex hospitality, entertainment, themed attraction, and high-occupancy facilities. You will ensure that all systems are compliant, fully integrated, operationally effective, and aligned with the Contract Documents, approved fire engineering strategies, applicable codes, Civil Defense requirements, and international best practices.

What You ll Be Doing:

• Supervise the construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of all fire protection and life safety systems in accordance with the Contract Documents, approved IFC drawings, fire engineering strategies, applicable codes, and Civil Defense requirements.
• Monitor the Contractor s fire and life safety works to ensure compliance with approved quality standards, construction methodologies, project schedules, and HSE requirements.
• Review and provide technical comments on shop drawings, material submittmits, method statements, RFIs, inspection requests, and other technical submissions related to fire protection and life safety systems.
• Supervise the installation and integration of fire detection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems, fire suppression systems, smoke management systems, emergency lighting, fire pumps, hydrant systems, gaseous suppression systems, and other fire protection installations.
• Provide specialist technical oversight for themed entertainment venues, indoor attractions, ride facilities, entertainment spaces, and high-occupancy public areas.
• Coordinate fire and life safety interfaces with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICT, security, ride systems, show systems, building management systems, and specialist attraction vendors.
• Monitor compliance with approved means of egress, compartmentation, fire stopping, smoke-control strategies, occupant evacuation requirements, emergency access provisions, and passive fire protection installations.
• Witness inspections, integrated systems testing, fire alarm cause-and-effect testing, smoke-control testing, functional testing, and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate with Civil Defense authorities, specialist fire consultants, operators, and commissioning teams to support inspections, approvals, operational readiness, and occupancy certification.
• Monitor construction quality through regular inspections, identify non-conforming works, and coordinate corrective actions with the Contractor and QA/QC team.
• Support the Resident Engineer in evaluating variations, technical issues, engineering clarifications, and site instructions related to fire protection and life safety systems.
• Participate in snagging, de-snagging, substantial completion inspections, handover activities, and Defects Liability Period inspections.
• Review as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, fire-system testing records, commissioning documentation, warranties, and handover records for completeness and compliance.
• Prepare technical reports, inspection records, progress updates, and recommendations for submission to the Resident Engineer and Project Management team.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Certified Fire Protection Specialist, or equivalent professional registration is preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of experience supervising fire protection and life safety systems on major hospitality, entertainment, mixed-use, or destination developments.
• Demonstrated experience in Construction Supervision or Resident Engineering roles on large multidisciplinary projects.
• Proven experience supervising fire and life safety systems for major public assembly buildings, entertainment venues, theme parks, integrated resorts, convention facilities, airports, or other complex high-occupancy developments.
• Strong experience with fire engineering principles, smoke-management systems, fire detection and suppression systems, emergency evacuation systems, and integrated life safety systems.
• Experience supervising integrated systems testing, testing and commissioning, operational readiness, and project handover.
• GCC experience, including coordination with Civil Defense authorities, is highly desirable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of fire protection engineering, life safety systems, construction supervision practices, and regulatory compliance for major hospitality, entertainment, and mixed-use developments.
• Strong understanding of fire detection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems, fire suppression systems, smoke-management systems, emergency lighting, passive fire protection, and integrated life safety systems.
• Extensive knowledge of fire and life safety requirements for themed attractions, entertainment venues, indoor public spaces, high-occupancy facilities, and complex guest environments.
• Strong understanding of crowd movement, occupant evacuation principles, emergency response planning, integrated systems testing, testing and commissioning, and operational readiness requirements.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, including Contractors, specialist fire consultants, attraction vendors, operators, Civil Defense authorities, commissioning teams, and statutory authorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to identify fire and life safety risks, engineering conflicts, and practical site solutions.
• Excellent communication, coordination, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to review and interpret fire engineering reports, IFC drawings, technical specifications, shop drawings, cause-and-effect matrices, commissioning documentation, and operation and maintenance manuals.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple work fronts while maintaining focus on quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and contractual requirements.
• Ability to function effectively within large multidisciplinary construction environments while maintaining focus on life safety, operational readiness, successful commissioning, regulatory approvals, and project handover.